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The Mirror That Loves You - #5847
See, as a mirror for somebody you love, you need to praise their strengths and their insight, their good ideas, their progress and their growth in an area of weakness...even if it's only a little growth. Our constructive criticism needs to come in the context of lots of affirmation, not lots of condemnation - or they won't know that we're saying it because of how much we love them. It's not going to feel like we love them.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/the-mirror-that-loves-you-5847
Inflated Obstacles - #5839
The longer you look at the hill, the bigger it gets. But the longer you look at the God you belong to, the bigger He gets. You've been looking at the wrong thing, fixated on the problem, or the challenge, or the people, and missing the awesome size of your God!
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/inflated-obstacles-5839
The Good Thing About Bad Storms - #5834
The hurricanes of God seem devastating sometimes and they can hurt. But He also sends them to accomplish things that might not happen any other way...the cleansing that your life needs. The new priorities your life needs. He's removing what's been blocked the sun so something beautiful can grow there.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/the-good-thing-about-bad-storm...
Letting Go of Your Little Ones - #5832
For some of us who tend to be like control freaks, we have to make sure we're not trying to "play God" ourselves in our child's life. Parents who truly place their son or daughter in God's hands can lay off the nagging, the manipulating, the meddling, and the criticizing. What we try to control we often end up crushing.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/letting-go-of-your-little-ones...
Security Checks for Families - #5827
A selfish husband, a defiant wife, a rebellious child, a frustrating parent: they each bring things onto your family's flight that can bring it down. But we each can do our part to make our home a safe place to be, where people are built up, not torn down. We each have a position to play to bring love and encouragement and respect to the other members of our family whether they're doing it or not. Be sure you're not bringing things aboard that can hijack your family's happiness.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/security-checks-for-families-5827
Fix It Before the Final - #5810
Believe me, no matter how hard it may be for you to judge that sin yourself, it's always easier than forcing God to judge it because you wouldn't. He's giving you a chance to fix it now before it goes to the final print.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/fix-it-before-the-final-5810
Major Gifts, Minor Glitches - #5799
You can complain about the manure, or you can be glad you've got an ox. You can gripe about the glitches or you can give thanks for the gifts. You can be negative because there's a mess, or you can be positive because that mess is the result of progress. And, as any highway construction people know, you can't have progress without having a mess.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/major-gifts-minor-glitches-5799
The Eye-Opener - #5795
It's time to start blowing a lid off your relationship with Jesus by telling people about that relationship; about explaining it to others! Because when you show someone else this Jesus that you know, He'll mean more to you than He's ever meant before!
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-mission/the-eye-opener-5795
Looking at Something Better - #5794
We need to show our children that what we're against is because of what we're for: things like living without guilt before them, relationships without regrets, the specialness of sex, the value of life, a good reputation, protecting the worth that God gave you. We can't just be against the monsters and predators - the sharks and gorillas - that are around our children. We've got to redirect their attention to all of God's good stuff!
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/looking-at-something-better-5794
The High Cost of Forgetting - #5792
When we stop praising God, we start forgetting God. And when we forget the kind of God we have, we start wandering, we start getting hurt, and we are much more likely to take matters into our own hands, to panic, to get impatient, to get discouraged or to get depressed. But the more you train yourself to be a "praiser," the less mistakes you're going to make - the less regrets you're going to have.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-relationships/the-high-cost-of-forgetting-5792